The Portland Timbers played their first match after coach John Spencer had been fired when they took on the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday, and it would be a wide-open goal fest that the Timbers would take an early lead in, but
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John Spencer out as Timbers coach
It has been announced that Timbers head coach John Spencer has been fired and has been replaced by Timbers GM Gavin Wilkinson as interim coach until the end of the season while the team searches for a permanent replacement. After big expectations
Timbers fall apart in Utah, lose 3-0 to Real Salt Lake
The Portland Timbers looked to be heading towards an ugly but acceptable draw on Saturday night in Sandy, Utah against Real Salt Lake. But the match would turn really ugly starting in the 60th minute in many ways, with the Timbers giving
Timbers acquire defender Kasuke Kimura from Colorado
The Timbers made another roster move today, this time addressing the defense as they have acquired defender Kasuke Kimura from the Colorado Rapids in exchange for allocation money and an international roster slot. Kimura played in 12 regular season games for the
Timbers respond to poor road result with 2-1 win over MLS’s best San Jose
One trend that the Portland Timbers have shown is when they face a red-hot MLS opponent at home, and coming off a poor result, they tend to produce a good performance and a big win, and they repeated that performance again on
Timbers road futility continues, fall 3-0 in Colorado
Coming off a promising home win last weekend, Timbers fans may have hoped that it could carry over to a road match in Colorado. But the Timbers road futility is well known, managing only two wins in 24 MLS road matches so
The Timbers return to where it all started
What a difference a year and a bit makes. Not that the Timbers have yet emerged from their expansion funk, especially on the road, but a look back to the first-ever Timbers Major League Soccer game on March 19, 2011 in Colorado
Timbers make early goals hold up in 2-1 win over Seattle
The Portland Timbers would host their traditional rival Seattle on a Sunday afternoon game at JELD-WEN Field, the third time the two teams have met in MLS since the Timbers came into the league last year. The Timbers would surge to an
Timbers fall 1-0 to Los Angeles Galaxy on controversial Todd Dunivant goal
The Portland Timbers and Los Angeles Galaxy were both looking to turn around slow starts to the 2012 season, though the Galaxy were probably in a more desperate situation riding a seven game winless streak. The Galaxy would get just what they
So long Jorge. Timbers trade Perlaza for Danny Mwanga.
The Portland Timbers made a major move on Wednesday, sending forward Jorge Perlaza to the Philadelphia Union for forward Danny Mwanga. Mwanga was in his third season in Philadelphia after being drafted #1 in the 2010 superdraft, having been a star at Oregon